Equirus InnovateX Fund Backs Cloud PC Startup Neverinstall to Disrupt Legacy VDI

• Neverinstall enables secure, low-latency cloud desktops on any device, eliminates expensive hardware, vendor lock-in and complex VDI deployments.
• Funding to accelerate Hyper-Converged Infrastructure (HCI), BYOI model, and an enterprise secure browser for BFSI and healthcare use cases.
• The company records 3x growth in FY26, serves enterprises like Tally, Porter and Primebook, addresses a $21–23Bn VDI, DaaS and GPU virtualisation market.
• Ramesh Gopal Krishna joins as CRO, strengthening go-to-market execution for India and global enterprise expansion.

Equirus InnovateX Fund (EIF), an early-stage venture fund backing next-generation enterprise and infrastructure technologies, has participated in the seed round of Neverinstall, a Cloud PC platform enabling enterprises to stream any application to any device directly through a web browser. Founded in 2021 by Ram and Lakshman Pasala, Neverinstall decouples the operating system from hardware, allowing organisations to access virtual desktops and applications through any device—browsers, thin clients, mobile apps, or native desktop clients.

The investment reflects a broader enterprise shift away from traditional VDI platforms, which are increasingly costly, complex, and restrictive, often exceeding $2,000-3,000 per user annually while delivering limited flexibility and user experience. Neverinstall tackles these gaps with a cloud-native, protocol-agnostic platform powered by its proprietary CloudLink architecture, enabling secure virtual desktop access across web browsers, mobile applications, thin clients, and zero clients without local installations, ideal for GPU virtualization, VDI workloads, application streaming, developers, designers, BYOD setups and distributed teams.

The seed funding will be deployed to accelerate deep-tech infrastructure development and strengthen enterprise security capabilities. Key focus areas include the development of Neverinstall’s Hyper-Converged Infrastructure (HCI) platform, enabling a “Bring Your Own Infrastructure” model on commodity hardware, and the launch of an Enterprise Secure Browser with an embedded eBPF-based security layer for compliant workflows including in regulated sectors such as BFSI and healthcare.

Equirus InnovateX Fund (EIF) focuses on backing post-product companies building core enterprise, infrastructure and deep-technology platforms. The fund invests in founders solving structurally complex problems with clear technological defensibility, distribution advantages and the potential to become long-term category leaders, particularly in markets undergoing fundamental transformation.

Commenting on the investment, Mr. Sunder Nookala, General Partner, Equirus InnovateX Fund said,“The enterprise desktop market is going through a fundamental reset. As hybrid work becomes the default, organisations are questioning the cost, rigidity and complexity of legacy VDI platforms. Neverinstall stands out for its browser-native, cloud-agnostic approach that materially lowers total cost of ownership while improving performance and user experience. This aligns strongly with EIF’s focus on backing founders who are re-architecting core enterprise systems for the next decade.”

The VDI and DaaS market is undergoing a structural reset as enterprises move toward multi-cloud environments and browser-first experiences, while legacy platforms remain single-vendor by design and dependent on static provisioning models. This gap has created an opportunity for cloud-agnostic platforms that combine enterprise-grade security with consumer-grade simplicity.

Mr.Lakshman Pasala, Co-Founder and CEO, Neverinstall, added, “Traditional desktop virtualisation is broken for modern enterprises—it’s expensive, inflexible, and complex to run at scale. We took a different path by building a unified stack from the ground up, backed by years of deep R&D across streaming, infrastructure orchestration, and security. EIF’s investment validates our belief that enterprises want technology that truly works, without vendor lock-in. With Ramesh Gopal Krishna joining us, we’re combining deep technology with strong go-to-market execution to build enterprise infrastructure for the next decade.”

Neverinstall is seeing strong enterprise momentum, recording threefold growth in FY26 and building a growing enterprise pipeline for FY’27. The platform is already being used by organisations such as Tally, Porter, Alliance Broadband and Primebook, supporting thousands of employees and validating its ability to deliver high-performance cloud desktops at scale over consumer-grade internet and affordable hardware. With a $21-23 billion total addressable market across VDI, DaaS and GPU virtualisation still largely untapped, EIF believes the company is well positioned to disrupt enterprise desktop provisioning at scale.

To support its next growth phase, Neverinstall has appointed Ramesh Gopal Krishna, a 25+ year sales leader from Microsoft, Meta and Salesforce, as Chief Revenue Officer. The company is now focused on scaling its enterprise presence across India and global markets while evolving into a full-stack workspace orchestration platform.

About Equirus InnovateX Fund (EIF)

Equirus InnovateX Fund (EIF) is an early-stage venture capital fund focused on backing founders building next-generation enterprise, infrastructure and deep-technology companies. The fund invests in post-product startups working toward product-market fit, with a strong emphasis on defensible technology, scalable distribution and long-term sustainability. EIF partners closely with founding teams that are re-architecting core enterprise systems across cloud infrastructure, SaaS and applied AI for the next decade.

Website: https://www.equiruswealth.com/eif

NeverInstall

Neverinstall is a next-generation virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) and Desktop-as-a-Service (DaaS) platform that delivers cloud desktops, virtual applications, and digital workspaces to any device—browsers, mobile apps, thin clients, or desktop clients—without downloads or installation. Our cloud-native VDI solution eliminates hardware limitations through desktop virtualization, application streaming, and GPU virtualization technologies, making virtual desktop access truly universal. With Neverinstall, organizations can deploy secure virtual workspaces, remote desktop services, and cloud-based desktop infrastructure without the complexity of traditional VDI deployment or on-premises data centers.

Website: https://neverinstall.com